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Heath Nash on sustainability within design
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Design Thinking
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Product Design
Plastic waste + hands + geometry = beautiful objects + employment, a system that Heath Nash has refined using other people's rubbish.
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25 Nov 10
Reggie Watts on performance, space, sound and culture
Talks
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Music & Sound Design
Performance and space can go a long way towards expressing thoughts and ideas, said Reggie Watts at the Design Indaba Conference 2007.
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22 Nov 10
Hideki Inaba on striking a balance between graphic design and commercial considerations
Talks
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Graphic design should be something that’s easy to understand, almost instinctive, Hideki Inaba believes.
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17 Nov 10
Front on experiencing objects
Talks
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Interaction Design
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Product Design
Computers, explosions, robotics and animals are interesting elements that form part of Front’s design process.
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17 Nov 10
Ruudt Peters on enchantment in jewellery design
Talks
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Enchantment, magic and communication are aspects of jewellery design that should not be neglected, says Ruudt Peters.
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10 Nov 10
Mark Dytham on using social networks to mobilise people
Talks
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Architecture & Interiors
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Interaction Design
The time has come for designers to be more than just designers, Mark Dytham says.
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10 Nov 10
Massimo and Lella Vignelli keep design simple, elegant and timeless
Talks
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Product Design
Design legends Massimo and Lella Vignelli talk about some of their famous designs of the past 50 years.
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4 Nov 10
Tobias Frere-Jones transforms typefaces
Talks
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Creative Economy
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Typography needs to be investigated and played with, which certainly works for Tobias Frere-Jones.
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3 Nov 10
Jo Noero on socially purposeful South African architecture
Talks
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Architecture & Interiors
Architecture in post-apartheid South Africa has a very important role to play, Jo Noero shares his thoughts on this.
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27 Oct 10
Rick Valicenti on the real human presence in design
Talks
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Finding the real human presence in design is a big task, but one that Rick Valicenti finds particularly interesting.
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27 Oct 10
Wally Olins on the branding of nations
Talks
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Creative Economy
Getting the branding identity of a country right has led to many positive results, Wally Olins explains.
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21 Oct 10
Craig Wessels on animation and story
Talks
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Film & Animation
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Using animation creatively can go as far as one’s imagination allows.
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21 Oct 10
Mirko Ilić on graphic design as social commentary
Talks
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Graphic design can be used as an effective means of communication to comment on various social issues, Mirko Ilić illustrates.
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14 Oct 10
Gerry Human on pushing the boundaries of advertising
Talks
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Creative Economy
The purpose of advertising in South Africa, but also the rest of the world, is to push boundaries, says Gerry Human.
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14 Oct 10
SA Fashion Panel: Gavin Rajah, Amanda Laird Cherry and Nkhensani Nkosi
Talks
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Three top South African fashion designers talk about their work, their influences, the state of the local industry and the discipline’s function.
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6 Oct 10
BarberOsgerby: experimentation with colour and form
Talks
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Product Design
Experimenting is an important part of the creative process for design duo BarberOsgerby.
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5 Oct 10
Tucker Viemeister: it always costs more not to design
Talks
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Industrial Design
For Tucker Viemeister, design is about persuasion, inspiration and trust.
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29 Sep 10
Jasper Morrison on designing from personal experience
Talks
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Industrial Design
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Product Design
Designers are often responsible for making atmospheres, but they must steer away from visual pollution says Jasper Morrison.
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28 Sep 10
Maxim Velčovský on communist philosophy and design
Talks
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Product Design
Influenced by his "nice totalitarian childhood", Czech designer Maxim Velčovský talks about how this philosophy inspire his designs.
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23 Sep 10
Jakob Trollbäck
Talks
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Music & Sound Design
Creativity is largely responsible for the type of lives we live today, which is a good thing, says Jakob Trollbäck.
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22 Sep 10
Shin-ichi Takemura: how the internet can address social problems
Talks
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Information Design
With the internet making real-time worldwide connections possible, it can be creatively applied to address social problems.
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16 Sep 10
Frank Tjepkema on designing negatives into positives
Talks
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Product Design
Frank Tjepkema jokes that every designer’s portfolio includes a vase, but he believes design should also facilitate positive social change.
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14 Sep 10
Hella Jongerius handles design with care
Talks
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Craft
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Product Design
Hella Jongerius has discovered one doesn’t always need to be too precious about handmade products.
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9 Sep 10
Bruce Mau on change and crises
Talks
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Design Activism
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Design Thinking
What we need in a time of crisis is love, ambition and a redesign of the entire human environment as a work of art.
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6 Sep 10
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